Universal Puzzle Clues and Answers March 07, 2024
Author: by Lee Taylor
Across
| Moistens, as a turkey | BASTES |
| Restaurant reading | MENU |
| Ambulance worker: Abbr. | EMT |
| Skiing style | ALPINE |
| Black cat, perhaps | OMEN |
| Gen ___ | XER |
| Home that uses certain dryer sheets? | BOUNCEHOUSE |
| In favor of | PRO |
| Hankering | YEN |
| Managed care grps. | HMOS |
| Followed surreptitiously | TAILED |
| Classic sitcom set during the Korean War | MASH |
| ___-cone | SNO |
| Hop aboard | GETON |
| When the mosquitoes fly? | OFFSEASON |
| Warning signals | ALERTS |
| Hubbub | ADO |
| World Cup org. | FIFA |
| Hindu scripture | VEDA |
| Host of a talk show that aired from 1986 to 2011 | OPRAH |
| Fertile 36-Down | LOAM |
| Word after “loose” or “tight” | ENDS |
| “___ about time!” | ITS |
| The “o” in Roy G. Biv | ORANGE |
| “Betcha can’t eat just one”? | LAYSCLAIM |
| Donkeys | ASSES |
| ___ canto (operatic singing style) | BEL |
| Foot’s curve | ARCH |
| Salad type made with croutons | CAESAR |
| Rapper Anderson .___ | PAAK |
| Letter in the Greek (or English!) spelling of “Sphinx” | PHI |
| Where D.C. is | USA |
| Selling M&M’s, say? | MARSMISSION |
| Gentleman’s address? | SIR |
| Coffee dispensers | URNS |
| Fought one-on-one | DUELED |
| Faux ___ | PAS |
| Bog fuel | PEAT |
| Fleet-footed | SPEEDY |
Down
| Pamper | BABY |
| ___ vera | ALOE |
| Like cotton candy | SPUN |
| Foil metal, once | TIN |
| Cast a spell over | ENCHANT |
| Appears to be | SEEMS |
| Farm lows | MOOS |
| Second-largest living bird | EMU |
| Snug retreat | NEST |
| Sense of foreboding | UNEASE |
| Blasts | EXPLOSIONS |
| “A ___ technicality!” | MERE |
| Walked (on) | TROD |
| Syllables from Santa | HOHO |
| Right away | INAFLASH |
| Quagmires | MORASSES |
| Courtroom hammer | GAVEL |
| Justice Kagan | ELENA |
| Winnie-the-Pooh and others | TEDDYBEARS |
| Iran’s official language | FARSI |
| Org. approving prescription drugs | FDA |
| Chic Manhattan neighborhood | SOHO |
| No longer a minor, say | OFAGE |
| What expecting parents choose | NAMES |
| Potting material | SOIL |
| School org. | PTA |
| Accumulates | RACKSUP |
| Become closemouthed | CLAMUP |
| Lady’s address? | MAAM |
| Surprise attacks | RAIDS |
| Verge | CUSP |
| Most populous continent | ASIA |
| Hard to find | RARE |
| “Hey, over here!” | PSST |
| Stack | PILE |
| Used a weeding tool | HOED |
| ___ 500 | INDY |
| Genetic messenger | RNA |
| Visualize | SEE |
